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Mai Tai Taste Test
Decided to do an experiment on my last visit to Trader Vic’s in Emeryville @tradervicseville For many years, the Mai Tais served here were using a special “industrial strength” Mai Tai concentrate mix, along with lime juice and rum. This mix is dark and heavy but does blend well and tastes much better than the consumer Mai Tai Mix you can buy in stores. This is called the "Trader Vic’s Mai Tai.” This Mai Tai is served with a speared pineapple and cherry, along with mint and a spent lime shell.
More recently, the Trader Vic’s menu has been adjusted to feature both the Trader Vic’s Mai Tai but also a 1944 Mai Tai, which is $1.50 more but does feature “the original recipe” (presumably, fresh orgeat and curaçao). The 44 is only garnished with lime and mint. (as an aside, Trader Vic’s grandson Peter Seely told me in 1998 that this kind of Mai Tai was called an “old way Mai Tai” but today the “Old Way Mai Tai” is a Mai Tai with a 151 rum float).
The Verdict?
Well, both Mai Tais are pretty easy to drink. I do personally favor bold rums in my Mai Tais, which is why my “Fremont Mai Tai” features El Dorado 12 and Koloa Dark along with the Appleton Reserve and Denizen Merchant’s Reserve. The Vic’s Mai Tais definitely don’t use bold rums, but at least you don’t get a cheap rum after-burn.
The Trader Vic’s Mai Tai definitely has a little bit of a syrupy aftertaste, though, whereas the 1944 Mai Tai is better balanced. To me, that $1.50 extra is worth it for what is a slightly better cocktail. But, rum snobs probably won’t be overly enthused about either and newbies will probably like the Vic’s Mai Tai just fine.
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